- [Guest] Hey Omarion, we're here
to see your gym and fridge.
- Hey!
(ding)
Peace and brightest moments to all.
We gonna shake it up, we gonna do a minimum.
I ain't even gonna tell y'all.
Let's warm it up, let's warm it up.
(gentle music)
- [Guest] All right, it's gym time.
How often do you work out?
- I work out five days out of the week.
The weekend, we rest.
- [Guest] What's your favorite exercise?
- Probably pull ups.
Yeah, that's my favorite exercise.
It builds the kind of strength that not everyone can see.
If you can do a lot of pull ups,
you don't just appear to be strong, you are strong.
- [Guest] What do you consider to be an intense workout?
- [Omarion] Heavy weight and high reps.
- [Guest] What's one exercise that you hate?
- None of them.
I don't hate exercises, I love them.
- [Guest] How do you prepare for tour?
- Well, it depends, it depends on what I'm preparing for.
When I'm preparing for tour, I have a specific regimen
'cause usually I'm in rehearsals as well.
So I treat my rehearsal more as a fat burner.
- [Guest] What keeps you motivated?
- Health is wealth, life itself.
I think in order to maintain a good perspective,
you have to be healthy.
Life itself motivates me to continue to work out.
- [Guest] What kind of training do you do?
- I definitely implement some martial arts, some boxing,
swimming, cycling, anything that gets the energy up.
- [Guest] What are your fitness goals?
- To pretty much just maintain a functioning physique.
Not something that just looks good but that is good.
- [Guest] What type of music do you listen to
when you work out?
- Always mixes, DJ Poppa, O'Ryan, O'Ryan.
I listen to Thunderstone Labs,
just a wide variety of music that help me taps in.
- [Guest] How does working out help you as a performer?
- Well, it definitely helps me manage my energy better.
I heard this quote once, it said,
"30 minutes on a stage is comparable to a nine to five."
So, 30 minutes on stage for me
is literally a full days of work.
So I make sure I eat right
and I make sure I keep my energy high.
- [Guest] How do you keep your mind fit?
- Well, exercising is relatable to life.
A tough exercise can actually prepare you
for tough situations in life.
And if you can get through a tough exercise
or a challenging workout,
then whatever challenges happen in life,
you can get through that too.
That's how I stay mentally fit.
- [Guest] All right, Omarion.
What staples do you always have in your fridge?
- One of the most important things in my fridge is spinach.
Spinach is so important to O smoothie,
which is actually the first meal of the day for me, usually.
O smoothie, you dig?
- [Guest] How has your diet changed throughout the years?
- My diet has changed tremendously over time.
I think that maintaining a good diet
is the key to having great abs.
A lot of people wonder where good abs come from,
and it starts in the kitchen.
- [Guest] What did your diet look like before you got fit?
- Just like yours.
Just eating whatever at any given time.
That's what it looked like, not too good.
- [Guest] What would we never see in your fridge?
- You will never see pork in my fridge.
Sorry to my pork friends, but ain't no pork in here.
- [Guest] What do you eat for breakfast?
- Exactly what I'm about to show you right now, okay?
I'm gonna give you these key ingredients.
O smoothie.
We got some frozen pineapples.
We got some spinach.
We got to get the ginger and the cranberries.
Okay, this is O smoothie, all right?
Y'all ain't never seen this one.
- [Guest] Do you cook?
If so, what's your go to dish?
- Yes, I do cook.
I think it's important for all the men out in the planet
to be able to cook and feed yourself.
What's my go to dish?
Probably jerk shrimp, smoked salmon, a side salad, some rice
'cause it's nice. - [Guest] That sounds good!
What would you never eat?
- Probably, won't eat any veal, any duck,
any dolphin, shark.
Yeah, nah, that's not for me.
- [Guest] What's your go to comfort food?
- Definitely, soul food.
Fried red snapper, mac and cheese, stuff like this.
- [Guest] Do you eat red meat?
- [Omarion] No, I do not.
- [Guest] Do you drink coffee?
- Nope, I don't drink any coffee.
I drink tea though, I like tea.
- [Guest] What's your snack strategy?
- It depends, it depends.
It depends on what I'm doing 'cause when I go ham, I go ham.
I've been known in the past to have a sweet tooth,
so I try to manage my sweet tooth by, instead of maybe,
when I make my own smoothies,
maybe I'll go and visit Jamba Juice.
I just have a healthy...
Alright, if I'm gonna get it in with the sugar,
if I'm gonna have some cake,
I'll always make sure I put
in a hard workout after that, for sure.
- [Guest] How do you keep your healthy diet
when you're on the road?
- It's not easy.
I definitely travel with my blender.
I travel with my blender and I make sure
that I get my smoothie in everyday.
- [Guest] Do you drink protein shakes?
- I used to drink protein shakes
but this is my protein shake.
I make my own protein shakes.
- [Guest] How do you treat yourself?
- If I had an intense work day
and I feeling like I could treat myself,
which is what you're supposed to do,
maybe I'll have some ice cream.
It's a guilty pleasure, I just have to be honest.
Or, if you take a look right past my shoulder right there,
you'll see the biggest watermelon you ever saw, okay?
Watermelon!
Yeah, I'd have some watermelon,
some fruit, something like that.
That's a good healthy snack, you know what I'm saying?
- [Guest] What do you do on a cheat day?
- I cheat! You know what I'm saying?
I eat everything.
I eat everything that is looking good to my eyes.
Yeah, whatever that is.
Ladies included.
- [Guest] Ha! Oh Omarion!
(laughs)
Do you take any supplements?
- Oh Yes, yes I do.
I take, it's the maca
but what we call ourselves is the macafacca, yeah (laughs).
You gotta be a macafacca.
You know what I mean?
But this is real good, maca root.
Oh, it's basically for men, you know?
And your nuts, you know what I'm saying?
If the ladies love you,
you need to be supporting yourself and your energy
with some maca, yeah.
- [Guest] So this is the famous O smoothie.
Is this the secret to your abs?
(blender whooshing) - Abs!
Now you know this takes discipline, okay?
You can't have abs if you ain't got discipline.
Bon a petit.
- [Guest] Cheers!
All right, it's rapid fire time.
(thunder rumbles)
- [Guest] 7:00 AM workout or 7:00 PM?
- 7:00 AM.
- [Guest] Squat or deadlift?
- Deadlift.
- [Guest] Favorite song on your playlist?
- "Can You Hear Me?"
- [Guest] CrossFit, yay or nay?
- Yay.
- [Guest] Pull ups or chin ups?
- Pull ups.
- [Guest] Dumbbells or kettlebells?
- Dumbbells.
- [Guest] Run on treadmill or great outdoors?
- The great outdoors.
- [Guest] Cardio or weights?
- Weights.
- [Guest] Big legs or big arms?
- Both.
- [Guest] Biggest compliment, jacked, ripped, cut, or swole?
- Ripped.
- [Guest] If you could work out with anyone in the world,
dead or alive, who would it be?
- Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson!
Hey, so thank you for coming to tap in to my gym and fridge.
I hope y'all have an amazing day.
I'm about to continue my day, get my thing going.
So, thank you again.
You ain't gotta go home
but you gotta get the hell up out of here!
Peace (chuckles).
(upbeat music)